Mike Pompeo on Immigration

Secure our borders; stop rewarding lawbreakers

The federal government is failing at keeping our borders safe. There's no doubt in my mind that we need to increase the security along the U.S. border with Mexico.

We have a process in place to allow those who wish to enter America legally.
Using that process, millions of legal immigrants have done the right thing and become a legal U.S. citizen. Lawbreakers should never be rewarded for breaking the law, and I oppose any form of amnesty.

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Stop releasing low-risk illegal immigrants.

Pompeo signed Letter to DHS on illegal immigrant release

Letter from office of Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ-5) signed by 37 Members of Congress

Dear Secretary Napolitano,

We are deeply concerned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using sequestration as a vehicle to further the Administration's disregard for enforcing our immigration laws. Specifically, we are troubled by recent reports that DHS has released hundreds of illegal immigrants, rather than finding cost savings elsewhere in the agency.

Your agency's decision to release "low-risk" illegal immigrants back into the public under the guise of saving money is unprecedented and dangerous. The inability of DHS to prioritize resources for potential cuts suggests this decision was either politically motivated to further the Administration's amnesty goals or, at best, demonstrates agency incompetence.

Given the public safety and national security concerns this decision raises, we respectfully request you halt any further action to release detained
illegal immigrants. Also, please respond to the following questions, regarding individuals already released, pending release, or anticipated to be released:

The number of detainees released and the geographic location of where the releases took place;

Any plans for future releases, and the geographic location of where those releases will take place;

The name of the DHS official who authorized the review of detained illegal immigrants for release;

The criteria used to determine who is eligible for release;

The number of reviewed detainees denied release and the specific reasons for such denials;

A list identifying cuts to the DHS budget implemented prior to the release of the detainees, the budget savings achieved, and why these savings were insufficient;

How DHS is tracking illegal immigrants released under this plan, and whether they will be ordered back to detention centers if funding becomes available.